H*3231(Rat #0157, Act #0148 of 2014)  General Bill, By Atwater, Huggins, Toole, 
Ballentine, Taylor, Bingham, Pitts and Wood
 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 57-1-90 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL NOT
 DISCRIMINATE AGAINST MOTORCYCLES, MOTORCYCLE OPERATORS, OR MOTORCYCLE
 PASSENGERS WHEN IT FORMULATES TRANSPORTATION POLICY, PROMULGATES REGULATIONS,
 ALLOCATE FUNDS, AND PLANS, DESIGNS, CONSTRUCTS, EQUIPS, OPERATES, AND
 MAINTAINS A TRANSPORTATION FACILITY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE ALLOCATION OF
 PARKING SPACE IN CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES MUST MAKE REASONABLE
 ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MOTORCYCLE PARKING. - ratified title

   01/08/13  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 135)
   01/08/13  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 135)
   02/26/13  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huggins, Toole
   02/27/13  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine
   04/17/13  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor
   01/14/14  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bingham, Pitts
   01/16/14  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wood
   01/23/14  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 3)
   01/24/14         Scrivener's error corrected
   02/04/14  House  Debate adjourned until Wed. 2/5/14
                     (House Journal-page 40)
   02/06/14  House  Debate adjourned until Wed. 2- 19-14
                     (House Journal-page 20)
   02/19/14  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Lowe, Loftis
   02/19/14  House  Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-20-14
                     (House Journal-page 15)
   02/20/14  House  Amended (House Journal-page 55)
   02/20/14  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 55)
   02/20/14  House  Roll call Yeas-95  Nays-6 (House Journal-page 58)
   02/20/14  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day (House Journal-page 60)
   02/21/14  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 2)
   02/25/14  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 9)
   02/25/14  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
                     (Senate Journal-page 9)
   03/06/14  Senate Committee report: Favorable Transportation
                     (Senate Journal-page 7)
   03/13/14  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 22)
   03/13/14  Senate Roll call Ayes-43  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 22)
   03/18/14  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 8)
   03/18/14  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments (Senate Journal-page 8)
   03/18/14  Senate Roll call Ayes-35  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 8)
   03/20/14  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
                     (House Journal-page 37)
   03/20/14  House  Roll call Yeas-106  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 37)
   04/03/14         Ratified R 157
   04/07/14         Signed By Governor
   04/09/14         Effective date 04/07/14
   04/14/14         Act No. 148

H. 3231

(A148, R157, H3231)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 57-1-90 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST MOTORCYCLES, MOTORCYCLE OPERATORS, OR MOTORCYCLE PASSENGERS WHEN IT FORMULATES TRANSPORTATION POLICY, PROMULGATES REGULATIONS, ALLOCATES FUNDS, AND PLANS, DESIGNS, CONSTRUCTS, EQUIPS, OPERATES, AND MAINTAINS A TRANSPORTATION FACILITY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE ALLOCATION OF PARKING SPACE IN CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES MUST MAKE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MOTORCYCLE PARKING.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Motorcycles

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 57-1-90.    (A)    In formulating transportation policy, promulgating regulations, allocating funds, and planning, designing, constructing, equipping, operating and maintaining transportation facilities, no action of the South Carolina Transportation Commission, or the South Carolina Department of Transportation shall have the effect of discriminating against motorcycles, motorcycle operators, or motorcycle passengers. No regulation or action of the commission, or department shall have the effect of enacting a prohibition or imposing a requirement that applies only to motorcycles or motorcyclists, and the principal purpose of which is to restrict or inhibit access or motorcycles and motorcyclists to any highway, bridge, tunnel, or other transportation facility.

(B)    The allocation of parking space square footage specifically in transportation facilities, and other projects undertaken or operated by a political subdivision of this State where state or local source funds have been used in whole or in part to plan, design, construct, equip, operate, or maintain the facility must make reasonable accommodations for motorcycle parking. In carrying forward this requirement, among other options, the facility at its discretion may comply by sectioning portions of the area where the size configuration of the space does not meet code requirements for full-sized vehicles.

(C)    As used in this section, 'reasonable accommodations' shall not be interpreted to include, require, or otherwise mandate the structural or technological modification of parking structures constructed or substantially completed before July 1, 2014."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 3rd day of April, 2014.

Approved the 7th day of April, 2014.